'I chose 'The
Future' as a title for this work, as I feel strongly that we as a
people, must take the positive side of our history in order to make a
better future.

The symbols used in this piece are from the
Afaka script which was used as a means of communication by the Nyuka in
Eastern Surinam around 1910-1920.

Evidently
the blackboard symbolises school learning, and my wish is to educate
people in this art and knowledge of the Maroon people.

The
black figures are suspended ten cms in front of the blackboard and
represent how black people were transported from Africa all over the
world as slaves, a conciousness that will follow us in everything we do.

I
hope to explain with this work that there is still hope no matter what
our ancestors went through and that we, for our part, must make the
best of our future.'